Alagirsky District

Alagirsky District (Russian: Алаги́рский райо́н; Ossetian: Алагиры район, Alagiry rajon) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[4] district (raion), one of the eight in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. It is located in the central and southern parts of the republic along the Russian border with South Ossetia/Georgia. The area of the district is 2,135 square kilometers (824 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the town of Alagir.^[1] Population: 38,830 (2010 Census);^[3] 38,581 (2002 Census);^[6] 39,048 (1989 Soviet census).^[7] The population of Alagir accounts for 54.0% of the district's total population.^[3]

Alagirsky District Алагирский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Ossetic	Алагиры район
Mountains in Alagirsky District
Location of Alagirsky District in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania
Coordinates: 42°51′N 44°07′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of North Ossetia–Alania[1]
Administrative center	Alagir[1]
Area [2]
• Total	2,135 km2 (824 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	38,830
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
• Urban	54.0%
• Rural	46.0%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	1 Towns under district jurisdiction, 17 Rural okrugs
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 cities/towns, 83 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Alagirsky Municipal District[4]
• Municipal divisions[4]	1 urban settlements, 17 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
OKTMO ID	90605000
Website	http://xn----7sbam0ao3b.xn--p1ai/

Geography and tourism

A major part of the district is located in the mountainous part of the republic. Tsey ski resort is located in the district.

Villages and settlements

• Abaytikau